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Pathfinder DX

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Pathfinder DX

Post by Sean »

G'day guys,

Going to check out a 1989 Pathfinder DX. Just wondering what i should look out for and if these trucks are any good.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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Sean
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Post by sw1 »

look for chassis rust & rust in the floor pan under the rear seats - especially if its an import.

what motor has it got?

as far as im concerned if you plan on lift & big tyres you will have dramas with the ifs - you will crew thru center links and subsquetly tierod ends and you will have no end of drama with aligning the front wheels, camber & castor will be isses in terms of tyre wear & handling.

generally a good small 4wd - they have a good wheel base, if stock height & tyre size they dont tend to have many dramas with ifs, front diffs & cv's, unlike yotas.
however being over 15 years old its fair to expect the bushes in the front end may need replacing, if originals are still fitted - but thats with any old car
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Post by Sean »

sw1 wrote:
what motor has it got?
Its the 2.4 Petrol. Apparently it was rebuilt about 10000 k's ago. I will be asking for receipts.

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Post by sw1 »

hmmm, the 2.4 4 cyl & the 3.0 v6 are small engines for this size car & dont go terribly quick. the best of the three motors is the diesel td27t.

my z24 (above mentioned 2.4 petrol) died, so it got the boot and a dunnydoor 3.8 v6 got put in, boy did it move after that.
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Post by yorgerg »

sw1, How much did the conversion cost you, i've still got the original z24 engine in mine and your right, they're slow. So i was thinking of putting the 3.8 in it.


However, i must say that it has been a reliable little engine for me.
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Post by Vsicks Pathy »

yorgerg wrote:sw1, How much did the conversion cost you, i've still got the original z24 engine in mine and your right, they're slow. So i was thinking of putting the 3.8 in it.


However, i must say that it has been a reliable little engine for me.
If you still want to do a V6 (Holden) conversion, I have a heap of gear that I can let go rather cheaply.
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Post by yorgerg »

Hmmmm dunnydoor v6. i have one... only problem is its sitting in my vy calias, supercharged too.

oh how would the pathy fly with that in it.....


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